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An efficient protein extraction method is crucial to ensure successful separation by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) for recalcitrant plant species, in particular for grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). Trichloroacetic acid-acetone (TCA-acetone) and phenol extraction methods were e...
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PMID: 20883445
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Our present results demonstrated that the LEO has antinociceptive, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties....
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PMID: 20738158
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Mycoplasma spp. are obligate parasites of humans and animals. But due to the special requirements needed to culture Mycoplasma in the laboratory, little or no research has been done to evaluate the efficacy of medicinal plants on the organism.
To screen medicinal plants traditionally used to treat i...
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PMID: 20819025
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Eremostachys laciniata (L.) Bunge (Lamiaceae), which has been reported as a rich source of flavonoids, is one of the rarely explored species of the genus Eremostachys. Objective: In this study, the crude methanol extract and different fractions of E. laciniata were investigated for in vivo anti-infl...
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PMID: 20818928
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Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kaneh. (Lauraceae) is one of the indigenous tree species in Taiwan. This tree species has been of interest to researchers because the chemical constituents of its essential oil are similar to those of Cinnamomum cassia Presl. bark oil, known as cinnamon oil, which is commonly...
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PMID: 20815702
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The leaf of sage Salvia officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) is reputed in the folk medicine of Arabia, and Jordan in particular, to relieve pain associated with gastrointestinal disturbance.
Evaluation of the antinociceptive and anti-inflammatory activities of aqueous and butanol extracts of S. officinalis l...
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PMID: 20860437
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Leaf of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, the waste part during the root harvest, is rich in health-promoting phenolics and is a novel resource of natural antioxidants. The acetone and methanol extracts of leaves (AL and ML, respectively) of S. miltiorrhiza were evaluated by various in vitro antioxidant as...
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PMID: 20600528
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Type-II embryonic calli were induced from immature embryos of maize (Zea mays L.) genotype YD and bombarded with beta-glucuronidase gene. Bombarded calli were proliferated on normal N6 medium for 2 weeks at 26°C in the dark and selected on N6 medium containing 1 mg/l 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid...
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PMID: 20039139
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We also observed that the violaxanthin trans-cis isomerization increased simultaneously with anteraxanthin content. On the basis of these findings, it can be speculated that violaxanthin isomerization is the basic process responsible for the xanthophyll cycle operation.
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PMID: 20655756
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We conducted laboratory feeding trials and found that the leaf-shredding trichopteran, Lepidostoma liba, grew significantly slower when fed Bt maize compared to non-Bt maize, while other invertebrate taxa that we examined showed no negative effects. We also used field studies to assess the influence...
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PMID: 21049882
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To analyze the distribution of chemical constituents in different parts of Changium smyrnioides.
The content of polysaccharides, mannitol and choline was determined by colorimetry and the water-soluble components was determined by HPLC. similarity coefficient of water-soluble components was calculat...
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PMID: 21246813
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We investigated the variation for tolerance to different types of herbivore damage, and direct allocation costs, in 10 genotypes of Boechera stricta (Brassicaceae), a wild relative of Arabidopsis, with contrasting foliar glucosinolate chemical structures (methionine-derived glucosinolates vs glucosi...
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PMID: 20663059
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• Motivated by the urgent need to understand how water stress-induced embolism limits the survival and recovery of plants during drought, the linkage between water-stress tolerance and xylem cavitation resistance was examined in one of the world's most drought resistant conifer genera, Callitris....
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PMID: 20673281
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We constructed a deletion mutant of hrpD6 gene by using marker-exchange method. PCR and Southern blot analysis demonstrated that the hrpD6 gene was knocked out successfully.
In planta assays indicated the hrpD6 mutant, delta PhrpD6, lost the ability to induce HR in tobacco, to trigger water-soaked s...
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PMID: 21090255
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Ozone (O3), a potent air pollutant and a significant greenhouse gas, has been recognized as a major component of global climate change. However, current increasing trends in its background level are projecting a more severe threat to natural and cultivated plants in the near future....
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PMID: 20701290
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The plant, Parquetina nigrescens is used in folklore medicine to treat diabetes mellitus and its complications in several parts of West Africa.
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PMID: 21327140
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We reanalyzed data for several hundred native and invasive species from over 40 published studies worldwide to glean global trends and to highlight how patterns vary depending on both scale and climate. We analyzed all pairwise combinations of co-occurring native and invasive species for higher comp...
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PMID: 20957964
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We excluded foliar fungal pathogens from perennial grassland by using fungicide to determine the effect of natural levels of disease on an otherwise undisturbed plant community. Importantly, we excluded foliar fungal pathogens along with rabbits, insects, and mollusks in a full factorial design, whi...
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PMID: 20957952
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We examined spatial variation in the existence and strength of phenotypic selection on host plant resistance exerted by specialist herbivores in 17 archipelago populations of the perennial herb Vincetoxicum hirundinaria (Asclepiadaceae). In these highly fragmented populations, V. hirundinaria is con...
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PMID: 20957959
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We recorded EAG responses of two parasitoid species with different degrees of host specificity, Microplitis croceipes (specialist) and Cotesia marginiventris (generalist), to a wide array of odor stimuli including compounds representing green leaf volatiles (GLVs), herbivore-induced plant volatiles...
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PMID: 20371248
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We studied the feeding, growth and reproductive behaviour of Papilio polytes (common mormon butterfly) on five different host plants, Murraya koenigii, Toddalia asiatica, Glycosmis pentaphylla, Aegle marmelos and Citrus medica. The growth rate of P. polytes was fastest on M. koenigii followed by T....
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PMID: 20223241
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